Sorry guys another 4 years
I guess I will be seeing you guys in another 4 years. If I could just stay in China until the next election that would be great. So I watched the election with the hope that Kerry would win, but we all know what happened next. About a month ago we had a party with some IUP students and we talked about the election and why Bush was better than Kerry or why Kerry was better than Bush. Even though I voted for Kerry I think that in some aspects it is better that Bush won the election. In most other aspects his policies and actions are atrocious, so I don't think his good qualities outweigh the bad.
It will be interesting to see how the next four years play out. At least I will be able to remember where I was when Kerry was defeated.
Like most other students I decided to skip class, but it wasn't specifically to watch the election. I had stayed up the night before to work and decided that at 9:00 am, after three hours of sleep, it would be better for me and my teachers if I stayed home. Did you hear that teachers? I was looking out for you guys. I ended working some more and chatting with my brother and friends online as the election unfolded. I still had hope until near the end when my friend Alissa told me there was no chance Kerry would win.
That is when I decided to stop watching and get ready to go to my friends house to make and then eat dumplings. That afternoon was the last chance I had to visit the lady my friend lives with. It was a lot of fun to eat at her house again. I also wanted to take the opportunity to get a good home cooked meal since I don't often get that.
Right before we ate dinner a friend of mine called me up because she had a bad day at work and wanted to go out and have some fun. Since she was having a bad day and I did not really want to do my homework I decided to go out with her. It was a good choice in the end because one of my teachers came with us, so I was able to ask her what our homework was. Remember I skipped class to work and watch the election, so I did not know what I was supposed to do. We went to a bar right near campus. A lot of my friends had been there before, but I had never gone. It is a pretty decent place. After we chatted for a while I noticed a guy walked to all the tables talking to people. Then I realized it was Wednesday night! It was salsa night. Every week on Wednesday the bar, Lush, has free salsa lessons after you pay the cover. At first I did not feel like dancing since I was so tired, but after a few minutes I was thought to myself when would I get another chance to learn salsa dancing, and in Beijing? So my teachers friend and I joined in. It was a lot of fun, but I quickly realized that I dance really bad. Haha.
In other news, I picked up my business cards today. They are really neat. Last weekend I drew a picture of what I wanted my card to look like. I based it roughly on the cards of other students, but I changed it a little bit. I went to the office and gave them my pictures and told them to make it exactly the same. Low and behold, to my disbelief, it was exactly the same. From earlier conversations it seemed like they only had one format, but apparently you can design cards yourself. I am going to have to tell my friends to go there to get cards. Another nice thing about the staff is that they are really friendly and like to talk about American politics, so today I was not able to leave without talking to them for about ten minutes.
This evening was pretty relaxing. I went to a cafe with my friend Kitty. The two of us went to to go study together. We studied for a while and then chatted and then ate some food and then studied some more. One fun thing we did was read 'Where the Wild Things Are'. I remember reading that book as a kid, but I did not think I would find on the bookshelf on the cafe. Since it would a good way for Kitty to practice her English I decided we should read it just to get her more comfortable speaking English. Maybe I should carry a childrens book around with me all the time to have my Chinese friends read.
Right now I am just sipping my coffee and updating my blog. Even though it is only Thursday night, it already feels like a Friday. I just hope I can make it through classes tomorrow, so that I can enjoy a real Friday.
It will be interesting to see how the next four years play out. At least I will be able to remember where I was when Kerry was defeated.
Like most other students I decided to skip class, but it wasn't specifically to watch the election. I had stayed up the night before to work and decided that at 9:00 am, after three hours of sleep, it would be better for me and my teachers if I stayed home. Did you hear that teachers? I was looking out for you guys. I ended working some more and chatting with my brother and friends online as the election unfolded. I still had hope until near the end when my friend Alissa told me there was no chance Kerry would win.
That is when I decided to stop watching and get ready to go to my friends house to make and then eat dumplings. That afternoon was the last chance I had to visit the lady my friend lives with. It was a lot of fun to eat at her house again. I also wanted to take the opportunity to get a good home cooked meal since I don't often get that.
Right before we ate dinner a friend of mine called me up because she had a bad day at work and wanted to go out and have some fun. Since she was having a bad day and I did not really want to do my homework I decided to go out with her. It was a good choice in the end because one of my teachers came with us, so I was able to ask her what our homework was. Remember I skipped class to work and watch the election, so I did not know what I was supposed to do. We went to a bar right near campus. A lot of my friends had been there before, but I had never gone. It is a pretty decent place. After we chatted for a while I noticed a guy walked to all the tables talking to people. Then I realized it was Wednesday night! It was salsa night. Every week on Wednesday the bar, Lush, has free salsa lessons after you pay the cover. At first I did not feel like dancing since I was so tired, but after a few minutes I was thought to myself when would I get another chance to learn salsa dancing, and in Beijing? So my teachers friend and I joined in. It was a lot of fun, but I quickly realized that I dance really bad. Haha.
In other news, I picked up my business cards today. They are really neat. Last weekend I drew a picture of what I wanted my card to look like. I based it roughly on the cards of other students, but I changed it a little bit. I went to the office and gave them my pictures and told them to make it exactly the same. Low and behold, to my disbelief, it was exactly the same. From earlier conversations it seemed like they only had one format, but apparently you can design cards yourself. I am going to have to tell my friends to go there to get cards. Another nice thing about the staff is that they are really friendly and like to talk about American politics, so today I was not able to leave without talking to them for about ten minutes.
This evening was pretty relaxing. I went to a cafe with my friend Kitty. The two of us went to to go study together. We studied for a while and then chatted and then ate some food and then studied some more. One fun thing we did was read 'Where the Wild Things Are'. I remember reading that book as a kid, but I did not think I would find on the bookshelf on the cafe. Since it would a good way for Kitty to practice her English I decided we should read it just to get her more comfortable speaking English. Maybe I should carry a childrens book around with me all the time to have my Chinese friends read.
Right now I am just sipping my coffee and updating my blog. Even though it is only Thursday night, it already feels like a Friday. I just hope I can make it through classes tomorrow, so that I can enjoy a real Friday.
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